Today was my day to be a pallbearer for a client's mother. It was sad in so 
many ways, but that was to be expected. After the church service, the family gathered around the grave at a local cemetery and the committal concluded the memorial service.
It was chilly with a strong wind blowing through the tombstones. The family huddled together to stay warm and to have one last goodbye. While I stood watching the leaves fall, I started to reflect back on the past 14 months. I've had a friend, family member or pet die every month since August 2014. It has been a long fourteen months. I am more than ready to have a long break from death.
Some of the deaths came completely by surprise. Others, were a process of a long slow march to bad health acquired by poor life decisions. Those were the most difficult to watch because it was easy to see where end result would be. Regardless, both left grieving family members behind that would have done anything to have another year, six months or even a great week with a loved one.
As one of those left behind many times in the past fourteen months, let me encourage you to take care of yourself. Get healthy, sleep well, find an exercise that you will do regularly, get a physical, don't ignore aches and pains, and realize that there are people who love you and want you to live a long healthy and happy life.
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